Fez – After a successful first edition, “Impro’Fest” is coming back to Casablanca on December 12 and 13 for two evenings dedicated entirely to improvisational theater.
The event will take place at the Anfa Cultural Complex and bring together artists from Morocco, France, and Belgium.
A francophone improv meeting in Casablanca
Organized by the Cazimpro troupe, this second edition of “Impro’Fest” aims to strengthen ties between francophone improv scenes and to highlight the many forms that improvisation can take on stage. The festival presents itself as a winter gathering point where teams from several countries share the same rules, stage, and audience.
The program opens tomorrow with an improv match that pits three teams against each other: Morocco, France, and Belgium. Under the eye of an onstage referee, performers will respond to themes and constraints in real time, while the audience will be asked to vote for their favorite moments and decide the outcome.
From improv match to cinematic and competitive formats
The second evening, on Saturday, is built around a night titled “Concepts.” It focuses on two specific formats that push improvisers in different directions.
The first is “ImproCiné,” where performers revisit the codes and myths of cinema live on stage. Scenes can shift from film noir to western or from romantic comedy to horror in a matter of seconds, depending on cues and audience suggestions.
The second is “Maestro”, a competitive format in which actors rotate in and out of short scenes based on prompts from the public. At each round, the audience votes, scores are given, and the field narrows until a final winner is named.
Cazimpro’s long-term bet on improv in Morocco
“Impro’Fest” is fully financed and produced by Cazimpro. This choice allows the troupe to defend an artistic line that is both demanding and accessible, with a clear focus on making improvisation visible and affordable for a wide audience.
Active since 2018, Cazimpro has slowly made a place for itself in Morocco’s cultural landscape. The troupe has built a regular schedule of shows in Casablanca and has taken part in international improv events in Switzerland, Belgium, and France.
With “Impro’Fest,” Cazimpro is pursuing a simple but ambitious goal. It wants improvisational theater to become a lasting part of the Moroccan cultural scene and to turn the stage into a space for encounter, experimentation, and spontaneous creation.
